ELIGIBILITY:
OPEN ONLY TO LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE FIFTY (50) UNITED STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WHO ARE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN GRADES 9-12 WHOSE SCHOOL AND TEACHER HAVE CHOSEN TO PARTICIPATE IN THE DELOITTE VIRTUAL TEAM CHALLENGE FOR HIGH SCHOOL ("CHALLENGE").
teams and teachers from a school that has won a challenge within the past fours years may participate but are not elIgible to win.
VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. By participating, participants (and their parents and legal guardians) agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the Challenge rules of play and the decisions of the judges and/or Deloitte LLP (“Sponsor”), which are binding and final on matters relating to this Challenge. Challenge is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws. Teachers are responsible for complying with any school or other applicable laws, policies, or regulations related to participating in, and having students participate in, competitions of this nature, including, but not limited to, obtaining any necessary permissions from school for teacher and students to participate.

CHALLENGE OBJECTIVE:
The Challenge Objective is to [use what you have learned in class to pick the best vendors and negotiate the smartest deal you can with them to earn the most money for New York City to clean up the oil spill]. You can earn personal dollars which can be used to purchase research materials, clothing and other needs by answering questions and participating in missions that relate to what you’ve learned in class during the program. You are also encouraged to seek out opportunities in New City, a virtual online “city”, to earn virtual money so that you can buy research materials, clothing, and so forth. You can do this by talking to New City residents who may either need your help, or have questions that you can answer. Also, you can earn virtual personal dollars by collecting trash and placing it in green dumpsters. You will earn one (1) personal dollar for each piece of trash recycled. At the end of the Challenge Period, each team’s choices will be assessed in relation to how much virtual money it earned for the United Way to determine the “Challenge Winner”. Note: Any personal money earned during the Challenge will not be included as money earned for the United Way. Money has no real value outside of the Challenge.

CHALLENGE PERIOD:
The Challenge starts at 12:00am Eastern Time (“ET”) on February 18, 2015 and ends at 12:00am ET on April 1, 2015 (“Challenge Period”).

HOW TO PARTICIPATE:
Students who have been selected by their teachers to participate in the Challenge will be grouped by the sponsoring teacher into school or class teams of no more than four (4) members each. Each participating student must access www.deloitte.com/careers/vtchs. Once at the site click on the designated icon, banner or text link to access the Challenge registration page and fill in the required information fields. As part of the registration process, each participant will be provided with a log-in name and password. When a participant returns to the site he/she will be required to use the log-in name and password to access the Challenge. (Be sure to maintain the log-in name and password in confidence. A participant will be solely responsible for any actions taken using his/her log-in name and password.) Once a team member has registered, that team member cannot be substituted for any reason. Each team must designate a teacher. A student is only eligible to be a member of one (1) team. Multiple registrations received from any single student will be void. Following completion of registration process, participants will follow directions provided on the website and in accompanying materials provided by their teachers to participate. Registrations and/or Challenge answers or actions generated by script, macro or other automated means and registrations and/or Challenge answers or actions made by any means which subvert the participation process are void.

WINNER DETERMINATION:
The three (3) teams who earn the most money for New City to clean up the oil spill as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion, will be deemed the Challenge Winners, subject to verification of eligibility and compliance with the terms of these Official Rules. In the event of a tie for any prize level, each tied team will be presented with a series of additional questions they must answer. The team(s) that answer the most questions correctly in the least amount of time, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion, will be deemed the Challenge Winner(s) for the applicable prize level(s). Once a team has won, teams and teachers from that same school will be ineligible to win another Challenge for 4 consecutive years following the win. After the 4 years, the school and any teams and teachers from that school will once again be eligible to win. Please note: teams from the winning school are permitted to participate in the challenge; however, they would be ineligible for prizes for those subsequent 4 years.

WINNER NOTIFICATION:
Sponsors will notify each Challenge Winner’s classroom teacher and their school. An authorized representative of each winning school, each winning teacher, and each member of a winning team (and his/her parent or legal guardian) will be required to sign and return an affidavit of eligibility, liability release and, except where prohibited by law, a publicity release within the time period specified by Sponsor in order for the school, teacher and team member to receive their respective prizes. If any authorized representative, teacher or team member fails to do so or if a school declines his/her prize or any authorized representative, teacher or a team member is determined to be ineligible for reason, the school may be disqualified and, at Sponsors’ discretion, a runner-up team, teacher and its school will be notified.

PRIZES:
On behalf of each of the three winning teams, Sponsor will donate $500 (for a total $1,500) to United Way.
In addition, Sponsor will award Teacher and Student/Team Prizes as follows:

Teacher Prizes

First Prize (1): $150 grant (awarded as a
check card
), which may be used toward the purchase of classroom supplies and/or professional development.

Second Prize (1): $100 grant (awarded as a
check card
), which may be used toward the purchase of classroom supplies and/or professional development.

Third Prize (1): $50 grant (awarded as a
check card
), which may be used toward the purchase of classroom supplies and/or professional development.

Student/Team Prizes

First Prize (1): $150
check card
per team member (for a maximum team total of $600).

Second Prize (1): $100
check card
per team member (for a maximum team total of $400).

Third Prize (1): $50
check card
per team member (for a maximum team total of $200).

School Prizes

First Prize (1): $150 (awarded as a
check
), which may be used toward the purchase of school technology advancements.

Second Prize (1): $100 (awarded as a
check
), which may be used toward the purchase of school technology advancements.

Third Prize (1): $50 (awarded as a
check
), which may be used toward the purchase of school technology advancements.

Prizes awarded to winning student team members may be awarded in the name of their parents or legal guardians who will be responsible for fulfilling all requirements imposed on such winning team members. Prizes are awarded “as is” with no warranty or guarantee, either express or implied by Sponsor. Winners may not substitute, assign or transfer a prize, but Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to substitute a prize with one of comparable or greater value. Winners are responsible for all federal, state and local taxes associated with acceptance and use of a prize as well as any other costs and expenses
associated with prize acceptance and use not specified herein as being awarded. All prize details are at Sponsor’s discretion.

GENERAL CONDITIONS:
Sponsor, Deloitte & Touche LLP, Deloitte Tax LLP, Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP, Deloitte Consulting LLP, Deloitte Services LP, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited (“DTTL”),
and any and all DTTL associate and member firms, all of their respective past, present and future parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, divisions, related entities, joint venturers, subcontractors, agents, attorneys, insurers, benefit plans, fiduciaries, subrogees, co-insurers and reinsurers, all their respective past, present and future officers, directors, employees, members, partners, principals, shareholders and owners, and all their respective heirs, executors, administrators, personal representatives, predecessors, successors, transferees and assigns
(collectively, “Released Parties”) are not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, inaccurate
, stolen, misdirected, undelivered, delayed or garbled registrations, answers or email; or for lost, interrupted or unavailable network, server, Internet Service Provider (ISP), website, or other connections, availability or accessibility or miscommunications or failed computer, satellite, telephone or cable transmissions, lines, or technical failure or jumbled, scrambled, delayed, or misdirected transmissions or computer hardware or software malfunctions, failures or difficulties, or other errors or malfunctions of any kind whether human, mechanical, electronic, network typographical, printing or otherwise relating to or in connection with
the Challenge, including, without limitation, errors or malfunctions which may occur in connection with the administration of the Challenge, the processing of registrations or Challenge actions or answers, the functionality of New City, the announcement of the prize or in any Challenge-related materials. Released Parties are also not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by site users, tampering, hacking, or by any equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Challenge. Released Parties are not responsible for injury or damage to participants' or to any other person's computer related to or resulting from participating in this Challenge or downloading materials from or use of the web site. Persons who tamper with or abuse any aspect of the Challenge or website, or act in a unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner or with the intent to harass, annoy or abuse any other participant, as solely determined by Sponsor, will be disqualified. Should any portion of the Challenge be, in Sponsor’s sole opinion, compromised by virus, worms, bugs, non-authorized human intervention or other causes which, in the sole opinion of the Sponsor, corrupt or impair the administration, security, fairness or proper play, or submission of entries, Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to suspend, modify or terminate the Challenge. Participants (and their parents or legal guardians), by participating, agree that Released Parties will have no liability whatsoever for, and shall be held harmless by participants against, any liability, for any injuries, losses or damages of any kind, including death, to persons, or property resulting in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from acceptance, possession, misuse or use of a prize or participation in this Challenge. Each member of the winning team (and their parents or legal guardians), by acceptance of a prize, except where legally prohibited, grants permission for Sponsor and its designees to use his/her name, address (city and state), photograph, voice and/or other likeness and prize information for advertising, trade and promotional purposes without further compensation, in all media now known or hereafter discovered, worldwide, and on the Internet and world wide web, in perpetuity, without notice or review or approval. Each participating teacher and school grant permission for Sponsor and its designees to use his/her/its name, trademarks, logos and mascots, address (city and state), photograph, voice and/or other likeness and prize information for advertising, trade and promotional purposes without further compensation, in all media now known or hereafter discovered, worldwide, and on the Internet and world wide web, in perpetuity, without notice or review or approval. In the event of a dispute regarding entries received from multiple users having the same e-mail account, the authorized subscriber of the e-mail account at the time of entry will be deemed to be the participant and must comply with these Official Rules. Authorized account subscriber is the natural person who is assigned the e-mail address by the Internet Service Provider (ISP), on-line service provider, or other organization responsible for assigning e-mail addresses.

Participants (and their parents or legal guardians) and participating teachers and schools agree all issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of any participant and/or Sponsor or any of the Released Parties shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of law in any jurisdiction. Participants (and their parents or legal guardians) and participating teachers and schools agree that any action at law or in equity arising out of or relating to these Official Rules or the rights and obligations of any participant and/or Sponsor or any Released Party shall be filed only in the state or federal courts located in the County of New York in the State of New York and hereby consent and submit to the personal jurisdiction of such courts for the purposes of litigating any such action. Further, any right to a trial by jury, and a trial by jury, is waived. Except where prohibited, by participating in the Challenge, participants (and their parents or legal guardians) and participating teachers and schools agree that: (a) any and all disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of or connected with these Official Rules and/or the rights and obligations of any participant and/or or any of the Released Parties shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and (b) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with participating in this Challenge and in no event will participants, their parents or legal guardians, participating teachers or schools be entitled to receive attorneys' fees or other legal costs; and (c) under no circumstances will any participant, his/her parent or legal guardian, teacher or school be permitted to obtain awards for and hereby waive all rights to claim punitive, exemplary, special, incidental, indirect and consequential damages and any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses, and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased.

WINNER INFORMATION:
For the names of the winning schools (available after the challenge has completed), visit www.virtualteamchallenge.com.

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